Press freedom in Hong Kong

Was Hong Kong right to deny Victor Mallet’s visa renewal?

Hong Kong’s decision to deny a work visa to Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet came to light on Friday. Mallet is the acting president of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club’s (FCC), where he chaired a talk by the convenor of the Hong Kong National Party in August despite strong objections from the city’s government and Beijing. Here’s how Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Edward Yau Tang-wah, Aron Harilela, chairman of Hong Kong’s largest business group, and Tara Joseph, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, reacted to the news during a South China Morning Post panel discussion.

October 8, 2018